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Spicy Bread and Butter Pickles in mason jars.
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Spicy Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe

Spicy, sweet, and extra crunchy pickles! A Wickles Pickle copycat from scratch.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Pickles, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bread, butter, pickles, spicy, sweet
Servings: 40
Calories: 54kcal
Author: Don't Sweat The Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds mini cucumbers
  • 1 medium white onion, halved and thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
  • 3 tbsp pickling salt heaping tablespoons
  • 2 cups ice cubes or more
  • 3 cups cider vinegar or distilled white vinegar
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon whole mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon black tea leaves divided
  • 8 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 16 dried red chili peppers*

Instructions

  • To draw out excess liquid and increase crunch, toss cucumbers with salt in a large bowl.
  • Add ice, fill with cold water and refrigerate overnight. Drain. Rinse well, and drain again.
  • In a medium saucepan add the onion, vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, celery seeds, peppercorns, turmeric, garlic, and red chili peppers bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat. Set aside while preparing the jars.
  • Add the cucumbers to the pickling liquid.
  • Place 1/4 teaspoon of black tea leaves in each canning jar. Fill 4-pint jars with cucumbers, onion, garlic, and peppers packed tightly. (Adding 2 garlic cloves and 4 peppers to each jar.)
  • Ladle the pickling brine into each jar, leaving about 1/2 inch below the jar's neck. Wipe rims of jars with a clean, damp cloth; cover tightly lids and screw tops.
  • Refrigerate jars immediately.
  • Serve in 7 days.
  • (use within 3-4 weeks)

Notes

Adjust the amount of spice to your taste. We wanted them to be really spicy like Wickles Pickles. Yield: Approximately 4 pints.
Nutrition information is based on serving size of 10 servings per 1 pint.

Nutrition

Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 526mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 69IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg